title: Improving foot self-care knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulceration: a pilot study.
abstract: The pilot study aimed to explore the effects of an educational intervention on patients' foot self-care knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors in adult patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulceration. The intervention consisted of three sessions and was given over a 3-week period. A total of 70 eligible consenting participants were recruited for this pilot study. Fifty-six participants completed the study. The outcomes were assessed at pretest, following the first two sessions, and 3-month follow-up. The findings indicated that the foot self-care educational intervention was effective in improving foot self-care knowledge, self-efficacy and behaviors in adult patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulceration. The findings support the effects of the intervention. Future research should evaluate its efficacy using a randomized clinical trial design, and a large sample of patients with type 2 diabetes at low risk for foot ulcerations.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada lifeng.fan@mail.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Lifeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Souraya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidani
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cooper-Brathwaite
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy
keywords: behavior; diabetes; educational intervention; foot self-care; foot ulceration; knowledge; low risk; self-efficacy